Brierfield, Lancashire

Brierfield
Burnley Road, Brierfield
Brierfield Shown within Pendle Borough Show map of the Borough of Pendle Brierfield Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
Population	8,193 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference	SD850361
Civil parish	Brierfield
District	Pendle
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NELSON
Postcode district	BB9
Dialling code	01282
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Pendle
List of places UK England Lancashire 53°49′26″N 2°14′06″W / 53.824°N 2.235°W / 53.824; -2.235

Brierfield (/ˌbraɪ.ərˈfiːld/) is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle, in Lancashire, England. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) north east of Burnley, 1 mile (1.6 km) south west of Nelson, and 1 mile (1.6 km) north east of Reedley. The parish had a population of 8,193, at the census of 2011.^[1]

The parish adjoins the Pendle parishes of Reedley Hallows, Old Laund Booth and Nelson, the Burnley parish of Briercliffe, and the unparished area of the town of Burnley.